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That guy in the picture reminds me of Joss Ackland. He starred in Pet Shop Boy’s You are always on my mind.. they were in a Ford Zephyr 6.
I also thought the ghost text was an odd choice but I read the article. Having experienced the corporate world as both a worker and executive, I have empathy for all sides: the corporate execs trying to find a safe port with a leaky boat, the workers rowing hard without knowing an iceberg is looming, and the unfortunate dude who had to go through with this ceremony knowing it was probably a farce.
So I’m a paid member but only see the non-member message when I try to read this article. Is there a way to reach tech support?
Send an email to : matt@TheAutopian.com
“Sir, your tool is too large.”
(all I can think, after reading comments on David’s idiotic plan)
https://www.theautopian.com/heres-my-idiotic-plan-to-drive-a-broken-240000-mile-500-toyota-minivan-1000-miles-to-save-my-ailing-coworker/comment-page-2/#comment-279093
Put me in the “that was not the best topshot” category. It felt a little clunky and for some reason I tried to read the press release in the shot to see if some key item was in there. I did find it very weird they were ghosted.
The Best is the Enemy of Good -Voltaire
If it makes you feel any better, I found it very interesting and didn’t find the topshot creepy, but it could have been plain text without any shot at all and I still would have clicked.
I generally try to be positive, but yeah, that topshot was a fail. Jason can’t come back soon enough.
I’d have done the empty factory with the 3 guys just barely recognizable superimposed over it then place it under a missing person’s flyer. Then intro it with the promise, then how after the great press they are no longer around and Noone can find them.
I like this image, can see it vividly in my head!
Thank You, What they say is true you can never get the ink out of your blood.
Hey Matt, I’ve not been able to read Member’s Only Posts, but I pay my subscription every month. Am I missing something?
We’re on it!
Thanks David, I was going to reach out on Facebook but didn’t want to be a bother. Always appreciate your help!
FWIW, I don’t think the number of minutes since you last posted should be a deciding factor for when new content goes up. I realize this post is mostly about the graphic than the text, but I would rather see 5 fully-baked Autopian stories a day than 10 half-baked.
Just publish content when you think it’s ready, and then watch the fireworks as we criticize all of your editorial/graphical judgments in the comments.
Agreed, even as a serial page-refresher.
(That said, given the frequency with which the Autopian Pit Crew highlight the desire to differ from the old site, I don’t worry too much about it; even when stuff like embedded video is discussed in front of us, it’s with transparency and an abundance of caution. It’s evident that Quality trumps Quality at every level.)
Agreed but I wouldn’t mind an email when a new story is available. I realize it might be annoying to some but since moving West and getting on PST I often come just to find yesterday’s stories.
Get an RSS reader (some are free) and you can subscribe to the RSS feed. RSS is not as dead as people think it is.
It was the original headline that drove me to click on and read that article, I’m not sure if the current headline would or not. The image wasn’t that important in my decision for this particular article but I like the ghost people version.
That said, I do agree that every article needs an image. This is an argument I’ve had with the editorial department at my current employment for over a decade now. My pleas that our articles don’t just live on the homepage of our site and that they should also be shared on social where an image is basically mandatory has fallen on deaf ears.
Agreed I was in newspapers circulation for 25 years. You had limited space, a half page above the fold and a set amount of pages. With online journalism every story can post like the days headline. But some sites still design for print.
Our editors just kept focusing on how the articles looked on our homepage. The ones in the main section they would give images but smaller stories in the sidebar were headline only so they didn’t understand the need for an image and they were all “too busy to look for a relevant image”. Just couldn’t convince them that the articles will also be seen elsewhere on the web.
Yes new technology being run by old style.
I’m assuming with the odd pic, “gut wrenching” was too on the nose or possibly seeming to suggest some sort of autopian New Years resolution fitness rant?
Could have gone with ‘heart-wrenching’ and folks would click to see graphic photos of Jason’s bloody chest cavity jammed open with a couple of jack stands.
Right? I don’t remember even a single line about the dangers of losing vital fluid pressure either.
That’s pretty good